NU Gymnasts Presented with Herman Award

Lincoln - The women's gymnastics team was presented with the 10th annual Herman Award on Sunday at the 14th annual University of Nebraska Student-Athlete Academic Recognition Banquet.  The award is named after the Dick and Dale Herman families, for the highest team grade-point average.  The honors also went to the men’s cross country team. The women’s gymnastics team earned a 3.579 team GPA, while the NU men’s cross country squad posted a 3.330 team GPA. It is the second time the women’s gymnastics team has won the Herman Award, but the first since 1995. The other finalists for the award (in no particular order) include the men’s baseball, basketball and track teams, along with the women’s cross country, golf and volleyball squads.

Sunday also marked the debut of the Life Skills Award, which honors the team that demonstrated the strongest commitment to all phases of the life skills program, including outreach, education and leadership. Head Coach Connie Yori and her women’s basketball team accepted the award from Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Will Shields, who was selected as the Walter Payton Man of the Year for his off-the-field endeavors in January. The women’s basketball team edged the women’s gymnastics team in the year-long competition among all 23 programs.